It’s tempting to offload your parental responsibilities to other authorities, like teachers and pastors, but don’t do it. For example, financial education, if it happens at all, is coming from some of the worst sources.
Wheel of life zig ziglar how to#
They need to know how to succeed in all the areas of their life. There are so many things they have to be taught before they become a fully grown adult that can be released into the world. How many times have I mentioned it and linked to it? Go find out and post it in the comments. And remember that it’s all a part of loving God. Gain some balance and become a fuller person. Be honest about which categories could use some work, and set some goals to improve them. It can help, though, if we teach ourselves the right approach to each of the other areas of our life, so they can accentuate that growth. We need to make some goals around growing spiritually. We have to spend a equal amount of time focused strictly on the spiritual in our lives. Of course, that doesn’t mean we can neglect spiritual things and just build up each of those other categories.
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When I’m setting up goals for the future (whether it’s for one year, five years or thirty years) I always use the Wheel as my primary structure. Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a great tool, and you would do well to implement it just as it is. Now, at the risk of sacrificing that analogy, I do have one criticism of the Wheel.
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And if you spend no time building up any one category, you won’t be able to fill it at all, no matter how tall the remaining sides are.
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You’re going to find capacity limited to the height of the side that you’ve built up the least. Think of each area of the Wheel as the sides of a container – like a barrel or a cistern – that you’re trying to fill. Ignore any one category entirely, and be prepared to suffer loss well beyond it. You can’t spend too much of your time in just one area without repercussions. Seven categories, all valuable and all needing a portion of our attention. Ziglar’s Wheel reminds us of the importance of leading a balanced life. How many times have I referenced the Wheel, and yet I’ve never really explained it or why I value it so much.*